Papers

A Finding Aid to the Collection in the Library of Congress

Prepared by Mary M. Wolfskill

Manuscript Division, Library of Congress

Washington, D.C.

2013 Contact information: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mss.contact Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/mm74032847

Finding aid encoded by Library of Congress Manuscript Division, 2013 Finding aid URL: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms013089 Collection Summary Title: Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Papers Span Dates: 1921-1969 Bulk Dates: (bulk 1938-1969) ID No.: MSS32847 Creator: Mies van der Rohe, Ludwig, 1886-1969 Extent: 22,000 items ; 65 containers ; 27 linear feet Language: Collection material in English and German Location: Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Summary: Architect and educator. Correspondence, memoranda, writings, articles, printed matter, blueprints, photographs, and other papers relating chiefly to Mies van der Rohe's career as an architect and director of at the Institute of Technology Armour, , Ill., until 1940, the Institute of Technology, Chicago, Ill., and to his connections with various architectural associations and organizations.

Selected Search Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically therein. People Albers, Josef--Correspondence. Baur, Otto--Correspondence. Behrens, Peter, 1868-1940--Correspondence. Blake, Peter, 1920-2006--Correspondence. Bruckmann, Peter--Correspondence. Clarke, Arundell--Correspondence. Daley, Richard J., 1902-1976--Correspondence. Doesburg, Theo van, 1883-1931--Correspondence. Douglas, Paul H. (Paul Howard), 1892-1976--Correspondence. Greenwald, Herbert S., 1915-1959--Correspondence. Gropius, Walter, 1883-1969--Correspondence. Hatje, Gerd--Correspondence. Hilberseimer, Ludwig--Correspondence. Klee, Paul, 1879-1940--Correspondence. , 1887-1965--Correspondence. Mies van der Rohe, Ludwig, 1886-1969. Mächler, M. Martin--Correspondence. Nef, John U. (John Ulric), 1899-1988--Correspondence. Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy, 1929-1994--Correspondence. Peterhans, Walter A.--Correspondence. Poelzig, Hans, 1869-1936--Correspondence. Rading, Adolf, 1888-1957--Correspondence. Richter, Hans--Correspondence. Ruegenberg, Sergius, 1903- --Correspondence. Saarinen, Eero, 1910-1961--Correspondence. Stam, Mart, 1899- --Correspondence. Taut, Max, 1884-1967--Correspondence. Tessnow, Heinrich--Correspondence. Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959--Correspondence. Organizations Armour Institute of Technology.

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Papers 2 . Bund Deutscher Architekten. . Illinois Institute of Technology. Novembergruppe (Association) Subjects Architecture. Universities and colleges--Illinois--Chicago. Urban renewal. Occupations Architects. Educators.

Administrative Information Provenance The papers of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, architect and educator, were given to the Library of Congress as a bequest of Mies in 1971 and 1973. Processing History The papers of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe were processed in 1974. The finding aid was revised in 2007. Transfers Some photographs have been transferred to the Library's Prints and Photographs Division where they are identified as part of these papers. Copyright Status The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe is governed by the Copyright Law of the (Title 17, U.S.C.). Access and Restrictions The papers of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe are open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use. Preferred Citation Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Biographical Note Date Event 1886, Mar. 27 Born, ,

1897-1900 Attended the Cathedral School, Aachen, Germany

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Papers 3 1900-1902 Student at the Aachen Trade School, Aachen, Germany; worked in his father's stonemason business

1905-1907 Apprentice, office of furniture designer , , Germany

1907 Built first house as an independent architect

1908-1911 Architect with , Berlin, Germany

1921-1925 Director of architectural exhibits for the Novembergruppe

1925 Founded the Zehner Ring

1926-1932 First vice president, Deutscher Werkbund

1927 Director of Werkbund Exposition, Weissenhofsiedlung, , Germany

1929 Director of German Section, International Exposition, , Spain

1930-1933 Director of the Bauhaus, Dessau and Berlin, Germany

1931 Director of Werkbund Section “The Dwelling,” Berlin Building Exposition, Berlin, Germany

1938 Immigrated to the United States

1938-1958 Director of Architecture, Illinois Institute of Technology (until 1940, the Armour Institute of Technology), Chicago, Ill

1938-1969 Private architectural practice, Chicago, Ill.

1957 Member, Orden Pour le Mérite, Germany

1959 Received Gold Medal of the Royal Institute of British Architects

1960 Received Gold Medal of the American Institute of Architects

1963 Received Presidential Medal of Freedom

1966 Received Gold Medal, Institute of German Architects (BDA)

1969, Aug. 17 Died, Chicago, Ill.

Selected Chronological List of Buildings and Projects, 1907-1968 Date Event 1907 Riehl House, Berlin, Germany

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Papers 4 1911 Perls House, Berlin, Germany

1912 Kröller House, the Hague, (project)

1919 Office building for Friedrichstrasse, Berlin, Germany (project)

1921 Glass (project)

1922 Concrete office building, Berlin, Germany (project)

1923 country house (project)

1924 Concrete country house (project)

1926 and Monument, Berlin, Germany (demolished) Wolf House, Gubin, Germany

1927 house, Weissenhofsiedlung, Stuttgart, Germany Silk exhibit for Exposition de la Mode, Berlin, Germany Glass industry exhibit, Werkbund Exposition, Stuttgart, Germany

1928 Alexanderplatz remodeling, Berlin, Germany (project) Esters house, , Germany Hermann Lange house, Krefeld, Germany

1929 German Pavilion, International Exposition, Barcelona, Spain

1930 Tugendhat House, ,

1931 House, Berlin Building Exposition, Berlin, Germany Row house (project)

1933 Reichsbank, Berlin, Germany (project)

1934 House with three courts (project) Court house with garage (project) Mountain house for the architect, Tirol, Austria (project) on a hillside (project)

1935 Hubbe House, Magdeburg, Germany (project)

1938 Group of three court houses (project) Resor House, Jackson Hole, Wyo. (project) House on two levels (project)

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Papers 5 1939-1940 Plans for the new campus, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Ill.; buildings completed include: • 1942-1943 Minerals and Metals Research Building • 1945-1946 Alumni Memorial Hall • 1946 Metallurgy and Chemical Engineering Building • 1950 Boiler plant • 1952 Chapel • 1956 School of Architecture and Design

1942 for a small city (project) Concert hall (project)

1946 Drive-in restaurant (project)

1949 Promontory , Chicago, Ill.

1950 , Plano, Ill.

1951 Apartment houses, 860 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Ill. Row house, Chicago, Ill. Fifty by fifty house (project)

1953 National Theatre, Mannheim, Germany (project) Convention Hall, Chicago (project) Commonwealth Promenade apartment houses, Chicago, Ill.

1957 Lafayette Park Housing Development, , Mich.

1958 Building, 375 Park Avenue, New York, N.Y. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Tex.

1960 Lakeview apartments, Chicago, Ill.

1961 Bacardi Co. administration building, , Mexico

1963 School of Social Service Administration, , Ill.

1966 Martin Luther King Public Library, Washington, D.C.

1968 Chicago Federal Center, Chicago, Ill.

Scope and Content Note The papers of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886-1969) span the years 1921-1969, with the bulk of the material dated between 1938 and 1969, after Mies's immigration to America in 1938. The collection relates chiefly to professional matters ranging from architectural education and urban renewal to personal recommendations, contributions to publications, and participation in cultural affairs. The papers are organized into five series: Early Correspondence; Late Correspondence; General Office File; Speech, Article, and Writing File; and Miscellany. The material is in English and German.

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Papers 6 In the and early 1930s Mies was active as a private architect in Berlin and also as a member of various organizations related to architecture. Treated in the Early Correspondence are his connections with the Novembergruppe, a militant revolutionary group of artists, architects and designers; the Deutscher Werkbund, an organization founded by industrialists and architects to improve the quality of Germany's industrial design; and the Bund Deutscher Architekten, a German architectural league. As director of architectural exhibits for the Novembergruppe from 1921 to 1925 and first vice president of the Deutscher Werkbund from 1926 to 1932, Mies was in an influential position to promote his architectural style. The correspondents for this period include business partners, former Bauhaus instructors, and friends such as Otto Baur, Peter Behrens, Peter Bruckmann, , , Martin Mächler, Hans Poelzig, Adolf Rading, , , Heinrich Tessnow, and Theo van Doesburg. The success of the Nazi Party meant the decline of the modern architectural movement in Germany. Mies's search for a more receptive clientele ended with his immigration to America in 1938 when he became director of architecture at the Armour Institute of Technology (later the Illinois Institute of Technology) in Chicago. Here he put his ideas into practice and over the next twenty years designed and oversaw the construction, in brick, steel, and glass, of a campus characterized by clarity of design and flexibility of space. He also established a private practice in the city for the design of apartments and office buildings that brought renown internationally. Mies's American period is documented in his personal and professional correspondence. The latter includes a selection of business correspondence from his private office. Much of the incoming correspondence deals with requests for advice and material illustrating his office buildings, houses, and apartments. The large number of private architects, schools of architecture of colleges and universities, and architectural publications and associations represented indicates the wide channels of communication Mies had in both America and abroad. Correspondents include prominent architects as well as important social and political leaders such as Josef Albers, Peter Blake, Arundell Clarke, Richard J. Daley, Paul H. Douglas, Herbert S. Greenwald, , , Le Corbusier, John Nef, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Walter Peterhans, Hans Richter, Sergius Ruegenberg, , and . Correspondence between Mies and his collaborator , 1939-1940, is located in patent files relating to the firms of Mauser; Lorenz & Reich; and Thonet in the General Office File series. In the Speech, Article, and Writing File are acceptance speeches for various medals, memorials to friends, writings on architectural concepts, and explanations on the construction of specific buildings. The Miscellany contains much information of a biographical nature. In the clippings file are obituary notices from newspapers throughout the United States.

Arrangement of the Papers The collection is arranged in five series: • Early Correspondence, 1921-1940 • Late Correspondence, 1930-1969 • General Office File, 1923-1969 • Speech, Article, and Writing File • Miscellany, circa 1937-1969

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Papers 7 Description of Series

Container Series BOX 1-4 Early Correspondence, 1921-1940 Letters received and copies of letters sent, memoranda, and miscellaneous attachments. Organized into private and special correspondence and therein alphabetically by name of personal correspondent or name of organization. Most of the material is in German.

BOX 4-7 Late Correspondence, 1930-1969 Letters received and copies of letters sent, memoranda, and miscellaneous attachments. Arranged alphabetically by name of correspondent.

BOX 7-61 General Office File, 1923-1969 Letters received and copies of letters sent, memoranda, and miscellaneous attachments, newspaper clippings, notes, blueprints, lists, photographs, leases, printed matter, and miscellaneous items. Arranged alphabetically by name of correspondent or subject.

BOX 61-62 Speech, Article, and Writing File Handwritten and typewritten drafts, printed copies, and notes relating to speeches, articles, and other writings by and about Mies. Arranged by type of material.

BOX 62-65 Miscellany, circa 1937-1969 Miscellaneous personal papers, newspaper clippings, calendars, and printed matter. Arranged by type of material.

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Papers 8 Container List

Container Contents

BOX 1-4 Early Correspondence, 1921-1940 Letters received and copies of letters sent, memoranda, and miscellaneous attachments. Organized into private and special correspondence and therein alphabetically by name of personal correspondent or name of organization. Most of the material is in German.

BOX 1 Private, 1923-1940, undated A-R BOX 2 S-Z and unidentified Special, 1921-1934, undated Bund Deutscher Architekten, 1921-1926 Gerichtsverfahren Mächler, 1923-1926 Novembergruppe, 1924-1926 Kartell, 1925-1928 Deutsche Liga für den Unabhängigen Film, 1930-1932 Internationaler Kongress für Neues Bauen, 1930-1933 Deutscher Werkbund BOX 3 1924-1932 1933-1934

BOX 4-7 Late Correspondence, 1930-1969 Letters received and copies of letters sent, memoranda, and miscellaneous attachments. Arranged alphabetically by name of correspondent.

BOX 4 “A” miscellaneous “B” miscellaneous Bauhaus Birthday congratulations, 1966 Birthday letters, 1951, 1968-1969 “C” miscellaneous Care, 1946-1955 BOX 5 “D” miscellaneous “E” miscellaneous Education requirements for New York license, 1955-1956 “F” miscellaneous “G” miscellaneous “H” miscellaneous Howe, George, 1944-1951 Illinois, Institute of Technology, Chicago, Ill., 1936-1967 “J” miscellaneous “K” miscellaneous

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Kennedy Library Arts and Architecture Committee Kennedy Memorial Library Kennedy, Edward M. BOX 6 Kennedy, Jacqueline, 1964 Kennedy, John F., 1964 Kennedy, Robert Köstner, Luise, 1949-1950 Krupp Industriebau, 1961-1964 “L” miscellaneous Leitl, Alfons, 1947-1950 Luehrsen, Hannes, 1946-1950 “Mc” miscellaneous “M” miscellaneous Mies van der Rohe Building honors Letters of praise Miscellaneous “N” miscellaneous National Academy of Design, 1968-1969 “O” miscellaneous “P” miscellaneous Prussian Academy of Arts, 1949-1951 “R” miscellaneous BOX 7 “S” miscellaneous “T” miscellaneous Translations pending Travel plans and other subjects “U” miscellaneous U.S. War Department, 1947 University of Bochum, West Germany, 1960-1962 “V” miscellaneous “W” miscellaneous Who's Who, 1955-1969 Wiley, Robert C., 1955-1960 “Y” miscellaneous “Z” miscellaneous Unidentified

BOX 7-61 General Office File, 1923-1969 Letters received and copies of letters sent, memoranda, and miscellaneous attachments, newspaper clippings, notes, blueprints, lists, photographs, leases, printed matter, and miscellaneous items. Arranged alphabetically by name of correspondent or subject.

BOX 7 “Aa-Al” miscellaneous BOX 8 “Am-Ax” miscellaneous Aachen, 1956-1962

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Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes, 1963 Academia D' Architecture, 1961-1969 BOX 9 Academie der Kunste, 1946-1965 Accademia Nazionale di San Luca, 1951-1969 Acier-Stahl-Steel, 1964 Aicher, Otal, 1956-1959 Albers, Josef and Anni, 1949-1965 Alcoa, 1963 Aldis and Co., 1946-1952 Aloi, Roberto, 1959-1962 , 1967-1969 Aluminum-Zentrale E. V., 1961-1963 American Academy of Achievement, 1961-1965 BOX 10 American Academy of Arts and Letters, 1957-1969 American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1957-1969 American Association of University Professors, 1951-1964 American Express Co., 1958-1967 American Federation of Arts, 1958-1967 American Institute of Architects 1944-1950 BOX 11 1951-1956 BOX 12 1957-1961 BOX 13 1962-1966 BOX 14 1967-1969 College of Fellows, 1959-1969 Fellowships, 1950-1954 Gold Medal, 1959-1960 Gold Medal congratulations, 1960 Journal, 1955-1961 American Institute of Steel Construction, Kimbrough Medal Award, 1954-1966 American Iron and Steel Institute, Design in Steel Award Program, 1962-1965 American Society of Civil Engineers, 1951 American Standard Association, 1949 (?)-56 BOX 15 Applications for employment, 1946-1958 Architect, 1950-1953 Architects, San Francisco, Calif. Architectura Architectural Association, London, England, 1950-1959 Architectural Design and Construction, 1946-1967 Architectural Forum 1940-1962 BOX 16 1963-1967 Architectural League of New York, 1960-1962 Architectural Press, 1947-1962 Architectural Record, 1945-1967

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L'Architecture d'Aujourd'hui, 1949-1966 BOX 17 , Chicago, Ill., 1946-1969 Artists and Performers National Committee, 1963 Arts and Architecture, 1956-1966 Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture 1956-1965 BOX 18 1966-1967 Association of Finnish Architects, 1967 Atlantic Union, 1965-1969 Auditorium, 1960-1967 Autographs and pictures, requests for Avanti chair, 1964 “Ba-Bo” miscellaneous BOX 19 “Br-By”miscellaneous Association of Commerce and AIA, Baltimore, Md., 1963 Barcelona Pavillion, Barcelona, Spain, 1960 Barrow, Luis Carlos, 1963-1964 Bartning, Otto, 1951-1956 Basel-Stadt, 1962-1963 Bauen-Wohnen, 1950-1956 Bauhaus, 1951-1969 Baukunst und Werkform, 1949-1960 Becker, Walter, 1962-1965 Beitz, Berthold, 1960-1964 Bembe, Carl A., 1948-1951 Berlin, Gemany, 1961-1964 Berliner Kunstpreis Jubiläumsstiftung, 1848/1948, 1961 Bernstein, Sioma, 1962-1963 BOX 20 Blake, Peter, 1956-1965 Blaser, Werner, 1956-1965 Bohigas, Oriol, 1957-1960 Boissevain, Edith G., 1946-1947 Bonnet, Felix C., 1940, 1948 Bouverie, David P., 1945-1952 Bowes Realty Co., 1952-1958 Brandeis University, Waltham, Mass., 1967-1969 Brandt, Willy, 1962-1964 Breuer, Marie, 1953 British Council, 1968 Bronfman, Edgar, 1960 BOX 21 Bronfman, Samuel, 1955-1969 Browning, Rev. Brownson, Jacques C., 1954-1966 Budek Co., 1949 Bund Deutscher Architekten, 1959-1964 Bunshaft, Gordon, 1958-1961

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Burg, Don J., 1950-1951 “Ca-Ch” miscellaneous BOX 22 “Ci-Cu” miscellaneous Caldwell, Alfred, 1952-1969 Callery, Mary, 1957-1963 Carnegie Institute of Technology, Pittsburgh, Pa. 1947-1964 BOX 23 1965-1967 Carnegie Clan, Chicago, Ill., 1961-1969 Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa., 1968-1969 Carroll, Grisdale & Van Alen, 1949 Carter, Peter, 1961-1967 Cartier-Bresson, Henril, 1960 Casabella, 1955-1965 Casasus, José J., 1965-1966 Caterpillar Tractor Co. Chetlain, Kent G., 1953 Chicago, Ill., city of, 1946-1969 Chicago Building Congress, Chicago, Ill., 1952-1962 Chicago Civic Committee for World Refugees, Chicago, Ill., 1960 Chicago Department of Urban Renewal, Chicago, Ill., 1963-1964 Chicago Jaycees, Chicago, Ill., 1969 Chicago, Ill., Mayor Richard J. Daley, 1957-1967 Chicago School of Architecture Foundation, Chicago, Ill., 1967-1968 Chicago World's Fair in 1976, Chicago, Ill., 1963 Christian Science Monitor, 1951-1964 Christmas, 1952-1967 Cicogna, Countess Anna-Marie, 1967 City Club of Chicago, Chicago, Ill., 1964-1965 City Club of New York, New York, N.Y., 1964 Clarke, Arundell, 1950-1963 Cleveland Museum, Cleveland, Ohio,1949-1950 Clients, prospective Colean, Miles L., 1964 BOX 24 College Art Association, 1945-1967 Columbia University, New York, N.Y., 1959-1968 Commission on Chicago Architectural Landmarks, Chicago, Ill., 1964 Commission on Fine Arts, 1964 Concha, Enrique Gana, 1959-1965 Congrés Internationaux d'Architecture Moderne, 1945-1957 Conservation Foundation, 1965-1967 Consolidated Press Clipping Bureau, 1947-1948 Constructa, 1950-1951 Container Corp. of America, 1964 Conterato, Bruno P., 1966-1967 Costello, Milton, 1964

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Cserna, George, 1960 Cullinan, Nina Curtis & Davis, 1962 BOX 25 “D” miscellaneous Damora, Robert M., 1947-1963 Danforth, George, 1948-1968 Danish Architectural Association, 1965 Darmstadt, 1950-1951 Davis, Richard S., 1950 Dearstyne, Howard, 1943-1969 Deppen, J. Ralph, 1964 Deutsche Bank, 1950 Deutschen Kunstrates, 1956-1961 Deutscher Werkbund Bayern, 1960 Die Bauwelt Dornbusch, Charles, 1966, 1969 Dorner, Alexander, 1947, 1949 Douglas, Paul H., 1954-1969 BOX 26 Drake, William, 1964-1965 Duckett, Edward A., 1964-1966 Dunlap, William E., 1965-1968 “E” miscellaneous Ebert, Wils, 1961-1964 Editorial Ramón Sopena, S.A., 1964-1965 Editoriale Netro, S.P.A., 1964-1965 Edging tape machine 860 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Ill., 1953-1954 Ellwood, Craig, 1963-1969 Encyclopedia de L'Urbanisme, Paris, France, 1959-1961 Engineers, 1954-1955 Englaender, Kurt, 1948-1949 Entenza, John, 1960-1964 Essen, West Germany, 1961 BOX 27 “F” miscellaneous Fabric, 1955-1958 Federal Housing Administration, 1955-1964 Federal Storage and Moving Co., 1949-1964 Federal Union, 1964 Federal University of Paraná, Brazil Fermi Memorial, Chicago, Ill., 129556-1957 BOX 28 Fine Arts Commission, 1963 Fitch, James Marston, 1963 Ford Foundation, 1959-1965 Forsee, Aylesa, 1965 Foundation for the Arts, Religion and Culture, 1963-1967 Frankfurt, Germany, 1961

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Friedman, Alschuler & Sincere, 1953-1958 Fujikawa, Joseph Y., 1953-1967 Furniture “G” miscellaneous Gallery of Contemporary Art of Chicago, Chicago, Ill., 1964 Garrick Theater, 1960 Garvin (Robert) Associates, 1964 General Services Administration, 1957-1967 Genther, Charles B., 1954-1962 BOX 29 German Commander's Cross, 1959 German Consulate General, Chicago, Ill., 1958-1964 German embassy, Washington, D.C., 1956-1964 German (West) television, 1961-1965 Germanic Museum-Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., 1950 Germanisches National Museum, 1957-1958 Germany, miscellaneous Giedion, Sigfried, 1951-1965 Glessner House, 1966 Goldberg, Arthur, 1964 Goldsmith, Myron, 1956-1969 Gonzaga Prepatory School, 1964 Good Design, 1950 Graham, Bruce, 1961 Graham Foundation, 1956-1969 BOX 30 Graham, Jory, 1962-1969 Greenwald, Bennet B., 1964 Greenwald, Herbert S. and Lee, 1946-1965 Griffith, Gerry Grohmann, Will, 1951-1954 Gropius, Walter, 1938-1969 Guenthert, Georg, 1950-1951 Guggenheim (John Simon) Foundation, 1949-1959 Guggenheim (Solomon R.) Museum, 1956-1966 BOX 31 “H” miscellaneous (2 folders) Haag, G. H. W., 1951 Hagerty, Julia M., 1959-1964 Hamburg, Germany, 1961 Hancock, Eric Gray, 1947-1948 Harding, Harriet, 1950-1951 Harris, Elizabeth & E. Newton, 1964-1966 Harrison and Abramovitz, 1946-1949 Harrison, Wallace, 1967 Harshe-Rotman & Druck, 1966 Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., 1936-1965 Hatje, Gerd, 1957-1961

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Heald, Henry T., 1956-1968 Hedin, Raymond F., 1941-1950 Hedrich-Blessing, 1946-1969 BOX 32 Heritage (televison program), 1959-1960 Herterich, Frank, 1964 Hetherington, Clarke, 1950 Heuss, Theodor, 1959-1963 Heyer, Paul, 1964-1965 Hilberseimer, Ludwig, 1957-1968 Hochschule für bukdebde Künstem 1854-1964 Hochschule für Gestaltung, 1952-1958 Hofer, Elfriede, 1959-1962 Hoffman, Julius, 1956-1965 Hogan and Farwell, 1965 Holabird & Root & Burgee, 1943-1953 Holabird memorial, 1960-1961 Hollatz, J. W. Hotpoint air conditioner, 1955-1956 House and Garden, 1947-1960 House and Home, 1955-1965 Housing and Home Finance Agency, 1954-1964 Howarth, Thomas, 1951 Humphrey, Hubert H., 1968 Huth, Hans, 1960 Huxtablem Ada Louise, 1966-1969 BOX 33 “I” miscellaneous Illinois Department of Public Health, 1945 Governor Otto Kerner, 1966, 1968 Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Ill. Department of Architecture, 1954-1969 General, 1949-1969 Personal, 1950-1958 BOX 34 Printed matter Public relations, 1947-1966 Illinois Sesquicentennial, 1967 Illinois Society of Architects, 1946-1967 Immigrants Protective League, 1957-1967 Inland Architect, 1963 Institute of Contemporary Arts, 1949-1964 Institute of International Education, 1955-1966 Institutions, 1953-1966 Instituto Universitario di Architettura, Venice, Italy, 1967 Interiors, 1946-1962 International Movement for Atlantic Federation, 1962-1964 BOX 35 “J” miscellaneous

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Jackson (A. L.) testimonial dinner, 1965 Janis Sidney Gallery, 1957-1958 Joedicke, Jurgen, 1961-1963 Johnson, Lyndon B., 1964-1965 Johnson, Lyndon B., 1964-1965 Johnson, (Philip) Associates, 1947-1968 Jordy, William, 1957-1969 “K” miscellaneous BOX 36 Kahweiler, Daniel-Henry, 1960 Kamphoefner, Henry L., 1962-1963 Karsh, Yousuf, 1962-1967 Katzin, Samuel N. Kaufmann, Edgar (Kaufmann Department Stores), 1941-1963 Kaufmann International Design Award, 1960-1965 Kazi, Abdul-Razzak, 1964-1966 Keisler, Frederich, 1959 Kennedy, John F., 1961 Kennedy, Robert Woods, 1950 Kentiku, 1963-1965 Ketterer, Roman Norbert, 1960-1961 Klee, Paul, 1961-1967 Kleyer, Erwin, 1950 Kliegl Bros., 1956-1966 Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit, 1964 Associates, 1956-1967 Koch, Alexander, 1947-1964 Koenig, Heinrich, 1963 Kokusai-Kenchiku-Kyokai, 1950 Korab, Baltazar, 1960-1965 Korsmo, Arne, 1949-1950 Kraemer, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1960-1965 Krumgold, Joseph, 1959-1968 Kuh, Katherine, 1964-1965 Kurze, Siegfried, 1963-1964 BOX 37 “L” miscellaneous Lake Forest College, Lake Forrest, Ill., 1953, 1968 Lambert, Phyllis B., 1955-1969 Lamensdorf, Leonard, 1969 Le Corbusier, Charles, 1951-1968 Leavitt Avenue School, 1968 Lehmann, Conrad, 1961-1968 Leverkusen (Stadt. Museum), 1962-1963 Levitt, Alfred, 1951 Library of Congress, 1959-1965 Lincoln Academy of Illinois, Springfield, Ill., 1966-1969 BOX 38 Loebl, Jerrold, 1949-1968

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Lohan, Dirk and Manna, 1951-1968 Lohan, Karin, 1964 London roof gardens Look, 1957-1966 Lorenz, Anton, 1949 Lotus, 1964-1965 Lowenthal, Arthur David, 1955-1964 Ludwig, Eduard, 1945-1961 Lufthansa, 1960-1964 “Mc” miscellaneous McCormick Place, Chicago, Ill., 1966-1967 McGrath, Norman R.C., 1963 BOX 39 “M” miscellaneous Maechler, Martin, 1951, 1956 Mäckler, Hermann, 1950-1951 Malcolmson, Reginald F., 1959-1965 Mark Twain Journal, 1969 Marlborough, 1962-1964 Marx, Lora F., 1953-1958 Marx, Samuel A., 1945-1964 Mendelshon, Eric, 1949-1955 BOX 40 Mendelshon, Mrs. Eric, 1960 Metropolitan Structures, 1959-1967 Metz, Peter, 1961 Mies European trip, 1953 Miscellaneous Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, Canada, 1962 Moral, Enrique del, 1947-1948 Morgan, Sherley W., 1949-1950 Müchen-Kulturpreise, 1963 Münch Städtische Galerie und Lenbackgalerie, Munich, Gemany, 1959 Murphy, Charles F., 1963-1964 Museum of Contemporary Art, 1969 Museum of Fine Arts, 1958-1966 Museum of , New York, N.Y. 1940-1950 BOX 41 1951-1969 “N” miscellaneous BOX 42 Naeff, Paul M., 1939-1954 National Academy of Design, 1963-1969 National Broadcasting Company, 1957-1966 National Conference of Christmas and Jews, 1964-1967 National Institute of Arts and Letters, 1960-1969 National Society of Interior Designers, 1966-1967 National Trust for Historic Preservation, 1964-1965 Nationalgalerie, Berlin, Germany, 1968

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Near-North Guild, 1957 Nef, John, 1954-1969 BOX 43 Nervi, Pier Luigi, 1964 Neue Heimat, 1963-1966 Neuhaus, Hugo, 1964-1966 Neuman, J. B., 1950-1956 Neutra, Richard, 1955-1966 New Haven, Conn., 1966 New York Times, 195-1966 Newman, M. W., 1966 Nickel, Richard, 1956-1967 Nixon, Richard, 1969 Noehren, Walter A., 1946-1948 Nordrhein-Westfalen, 1961-1962 North American Philips Co., 1951 North Carolina State College, Raleigh, N.C., 1953-1964 Northern Trust, 1950-1957, 1967 Nowak, Jerome N., 1963 Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill., 1963 “O” miscellaneous BOX 44 Office, new space, 1951-1952 Optner, Stanford L., 1951-1952 Orden Pour le Mérite, 1952-1964 Otto, Frei, 1962 Otto, Karl, 1946-1967 Otto, Wolfgang, 1958-1959 Owings, Nathaniel A., 1951 BOX 45 “P” miscellaneous BOX 46 Pace Associates, 1949-1961 Paint Park Association of , N.Y.,1964 Patents General, 1923-1947 Feist, Henry K. Nos. 242, 480; 252, 654 (1938-1942) Nos., 2, 282, 337 (1942) Nos., 2, 283, 755 (1942) Lorenz, Anton Nos., 497, 956 (1937-1948) Nos., 352, 213 (1946-1948) BOX 47 Peterhans, Walter Nos., 242, 480; 430, 974; 252, 654 (1938-1942) Nos., 430, 974 (1942-1946) Nos., 679, 308; 2, 532, 585 (1946-1950) Mauser (Firma), 1938-1941 Lorenz & Reich, 1937-1940

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BOX 48 Thonet (Firma), 1937-1940 Larsen, Lewis, 1937-1952 Rasterung für grosse Flächen, 1937-1938 Rasterung Tapeten, 1935-1947 Deutsche Tapeten, 1936-1940 Abbildungen in Druckform und Begleit-Artikel von Alex. Herman, Berlin, Germany, 1935-1938 Patentanmeldung-Sitz-oder Liegemöbel aus federndem Blech, 1935-1938 BOX 49 Payne, Roland M., 1934 Peabody, Bishop Malcolm E., 1947 Peru, Colegio de Arquitectos del, 1964-1965 Peter, John, 1951-1964 Peterhans, Walter and Brigitte, 1959-1967 Picasso, 1961-1969 Pitney-Bowes, 1956-1966 Plum (P. & S.) Lt., 1939-1948 Präsidenten des Bundesrates, 1963 Pratt Institute, New York, N.Y., 1951-1963 Prestini, James, 1964, 1969 Priestly, William T., 1964 Progressive Architecture, 1943-1967 Protestant Business Leaders of Chicago, Chicago, Ill.,1963-1967 “Q” miscellaneous BOX 50 “R” miscellaneous BOX 51 Reynolds Metal Co., 1955-1961 Richman, Robert 1964 Richter, Hans, 1946-1967 , 1941-1965 Rodgers, John B., 1946-1969 Roosevelt University, Chicago, Ill., 1958-1960 Rosenthal slides, 1953-1954 Rosenthal, Julius, 1946-1952 Ross-McElroy Productions, Inc., 1963-1968 Rothel, Hans Konrad, 1959 Rothes, Wolfgang, 1961 Royal Institute of British Architects, 1954-1966 Royal Society of Arts, 1959-1969 Ruegenberg, Sergius, 1948-1967 BOX 52 “Sa-Sn” miscellaneous BOX 53 “So-Sy” miscellaneous Sarrinen, Saarinen, and Associates, Eero and Aline Saarinen, 1948-1966 Schloss, Jack, 1953-1957 Schramm, Percy Ernst, 1964-1967 Schreiber, Detlef, 1961-1964 Schuetz, Wilhelm, 1948 Schwarz, Maria, 1962-1963

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Schwarz, Rudolf, 1947-1961 Schwedler, Rolfm 1965-1967 Schweikher, Paul, 1954-1969 Schwippert, Hans, 1938-1965 BOX 54 , 1965 Severain, Gerhard, 1946-1947 Shapiro, Walter, 1951, 1957 Shaw, Alfred, 1945-1962 Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, 1948-1966 Smith, Florence M., 1965-1966 Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., 1960-1968 Society for Contemporary American Art, 1958 Society for the Arts, Religion and Contemporary Culture, 1968-1969 Speyer, A. James, 1954-1968 Steel, painting procedure, 1965 Stone, Edward Durell, 1966 Sudler & Co., 1966-1969 Sullivan House, 1967 Summers, Gene R., 1950-1968 Sweeney, James Johnson, 1947-1969 Sweet's Catalog Servie, 1946-1964 Syracuse University, Syracuse, N.Y., 1948-1953 “Ta-To” miscellaneous BOX 55 “Tr-Ty” miscellaneous Tamms, Friedrich, 1959 Tavern Club, 1948-1965 Taylor, Crombie, 1964-1965 Technische Hochschule, 1947-1966 Teebken, Gerd J., 1965 Temko, Allan, 1964 Time, 1953-1967 Trade and Industry Tours Association, 1958-1966 Treitiel-Gratz Co., 1958-1961 Tropical Sun Co., 1958-1964 Twentieth Century (various), 1962-1964 BOX 56 Two Hundred East Pearson Corp., 1941-1969 Expense books, 1946-1950 BOX 57 “U” miscellaneous Union Internationale des Architects, 1953-1966 United Nations, New York, N.Y., 1960-1961 United Nations Association of the United States of America United States, Department of State, Germanic Section, 1951 United States Committee for Refugees, 1963-1966 United States Congress, 1965 United States consulate, Spain, 1966 Universidad Industrial del valle del Cauca, 1946-1950

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University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill., 1948-1968 BOX 58 University of Illinois, Champagne-Urbana, Ill., 1964 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich., 1956-1966 University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif., 1958-1966 University of , Toronto, Canada, 1953-1966 University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va., 1965-1967 Urban Renewal Administration, 1964 “V” miscellaneous Van de Velde-Gesellschaft, Henry, 1959-1964 Van der Rohe, Georgia, 1945-1964 Van Deventer's S., 1959-1968 Venezuelan Society of Architects, 1965-1966 Verkerke, Clyde J., 1952-1954 BOX 59 Visitors, 1955-1958 Vouge, 1950-164 Voice of America, 1962 Vollan & Petersen, 1961, 1963 “W” miscellaneous BOX 60 Wachsman, Konrad, 1950-1965 Walker & Weeks, 1950 Walther, Ernst, 1942-1952 Washburn, Gordon Bailey, 1960 Watanabe, Meiji, 1964 Wayne State University, Detroit, Mich., 1960-1968 Weber, Hugo, 1962-1964 Wells Furniture Makers, 1953-1957 Werner, Dr., 1957-1960 Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, 1949-1966 White House, Washington, D.C., 1961-1966 White House Conference on Natural Beauty, Washington, D.C., 1965 Whitlock, Mary, 1962 Whyte, Lancelotlow, 1958-1959 Williams & Meyer Co., 1946-1953 Wingler, Hans Maria, 1959-1964 Winholtz, Wilford G., 1950 Wise (Howard) Gallery, 1964 Wittenborn & Co., 1946-1947 Wong, Yau Chun, 1952-1965 Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, Mass., 1961 World of Friends Flour Committee, 1948 World's Fair, Montreal, Canada, 1965 Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1944-1969 Wurster, William W., 1960 BOX 61 “X” miscellaneous “Y” miscellaneous Yale University, New Haven, Conn., 1952-1966

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Yates, Mr. and Mrs. Sidney, 1953-1968 “Z” miscellaneous

BOX 61-62 Speech, Article, and Writing File Handwritten and typewritten drafts, printed copies, and notes relating to speeches, articles, and other writings by and about Mies. Arranged by type of material.

BOX 61 Addresses AIA Gold Medal speech, 1960 National Institute of Arts and Letters Gold Medal speech, 1963 Memorial speech regarding Herbert S. Greenwald Miscellaneous drafts for speeches Speech notes Articles about Mies BOX 62 Writings by Mies General re Walter Gropius re Charles Le Corbusier (Charles-Edouard Jeanneret) re Walter Peterhans re Frank Lloyd Wright Writings about Mies Interviews with Mies Miscellaneous writings

BOX 62-65 Miscellany, circa 1937-1969 Miscellaneous personal papers, newspaper clippings, calendars, and printed matter. Arranged by type of material.

BOX 62 Biographical material Naturalization papers, 1937-1955 Passport and visas Illinois license, 1938-1951 Honors, 1941-1968 Memberships BOX 63 Notes Mies signatures Financial papers, circa 1940-1965 Clippings, circa 1946-1969 BOX 64 Calendars BOX 65 Directories Printed matter

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